Understanding Entropy: Diffusion, Evaporation, Mixing, Melting, Separation

In summary, entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system, while diffusion is the process by which particles move from areas of high to low concentration to increase entropy. Evaporation decreases entropy by reducing the number of particles in a liquid, and mixing increases entropy by creating a more random distribution of particles. Separation can either increase or decrease entropy depending on the system.
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salman213
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entropy increases? entropy decreases ? no change in entropy?

diffusion, evaporating, mixing, melting, separation

i think

diffusion - increase

evaporation - increase

mixing - increase

melting - increase

but what about separation :S?


and if anyone thinks any others are wrong do tel me :)
 
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Looks good. When you separate something, you are taking something that is mixed and creating two or more pure things. Does this represent an increase or decrease in organization (order)?
 
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decrease?
 
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thankssssssssssss it worked:DD)DPD:DD:D:D:D:D:D:
 

Related to Understanding Entropy: Diffusion, Evaporation, Mixing, Melting, Separation

What is entropy?

Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system. In other words, it is a measure of how spread out or evenly distributed the energy is within a system.

How does diffusion relate to entropy?

Diffusion is the process by which particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. This process occurs in order to increase the entropy of the system, as it leads to a more even distribution of particles.

Why does evaporation decrease entropy?

Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas. This process decreases the entropy of the system because it leads to a decrease in the number of particles in the liquid phase, resulting in a more ordered state.

How does mixing affect entropy?

Mixing increases the entropy of a system by leading to a more random distribution of particles. This is because the particles become more evenly distributed throughout the system, resulting in a higher degree of disorder.

What role does separation play in entropy?

Separation, or the process of separating different components of a mixture, can either increase or decrease entropy depending on the system. For example, separating a mixture of gases would decrease entropy as the gases become more organized in their separate containers, while separating a mixture of liquids would increase entropy as the particles become more evenly distributed.

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